Tag: South-east nigeria

The two specialise in stealing water tanks, according to the police.

Human rights groups are asking the police to release the detained man or charge him to court.

The police say they have have rescued one of the persons abducted by the gunmen.

The sixth officer is captured in the video, smacking the two people multiple times with the machete.

In a 15-second clip posted on Twitter, some gun-wielding police officers were seen beating up the man.

Police say there is a clampdown on suspected criminals in the state.

One suspect had stolen a child on 24 March, and was arrested while trying to escape with the child, the ...

“We are tired of life. I want to just die,” says the mother.

The slain officer, who travelled to his community for the Easter holiday, was abducted from his home.

But the management of the hospital has denied the allegation, saying the deceased was brought into the facility seven hours ...

The abductors are demanding N50 million ransom.

The Anambra government is helping to rehabilitated the woman, says an official.

The police say they have recovered a car suspected to have been used by the gunmen in the attack.

The victim reveals that her father locked them up in a room for five years and was always having carnal ...

“The thugs have been arrested,” he said. “Five pump action guns have been recovered (from them)."

Police said the suspects killed the victims in a failed attempt to steal a car.

Abduction-for-ransom has become one of the prevalent crimes in many Nigerian cities.

It is unclear for now if the police had arrested those behind the politician’s assassination.

This is the latest in the string of attacks on police facilities in South-east Nigeria.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

The court building is inside the council headquarters.

One of the gunmen was shot dead during the attack, the police said.

The attackers reportedly gained access into his residence after scaling a parameter fence.

The woman, identified as Chinwendu Nnamani, was seen in the viral video, in late January, extorting N1,000 each from registrants ...

Police confirmed the incident but said they were yet to get details.